At this point in the season, Canyon girls volleyball coach Brandon Johnson is still evaluating his team and trying to figure out where it stacks up.

On Tuesday, he found out one thing for sure about the veteran squad — they can play under pressure.

In a back-and-forth match, the Cowboys came out on the offensive in the tie-breaking fifth game and pulled off a 3-2 win over Burbank at Canyon High School.

“A lot of times in five-(gamers), you can get a little timid,” Johnson said of the 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 15-10 victory. “We just went after it. That’s what I told them before. ‘Go out and be aggressive.’”

With seven returning seniors, Canyon (2-0) gained control of game 5 early with a 4-1 start and never gave up the lead.

Part way through the final game, Canyon’s girls basketball team, who had just finished practicing in the adjacent gym, showed up in full throat for some added support.

With a narrow 11-9 lead, senior outside hitter Heather Nony served an ace that sent the makeshift cheering section into a frenzy and sent Canyon into a four-point run to finish off the match.

The ace gave Nony a total of 11 on the day to go along with her team-high 12 kills.

“You just have to keep focused,” Nony said of her serving. “It’s up to you to keep that serve in.”